Happy Magnificent Monday Son,
What’s up? The sun is not quite up here yet, but it looks like it is going to be a beautiful day.
Yesterday, I was thinking about accountability and how difficult it seems for people to be wrong. Well, I don’t mean that it’s difficult for people to be wrong, what I mean is that it’s difficult for people to admit that they are wrong. We’ve all been there, right? At some point in time though, we have to all grow up and realize that not admitting that you’re wrong when you’re wrong is, well…. Wrong!
I was thinking about a particular time when I hired freelancers to do some work to help me with a website. As expected, the freelancers performed their tasks with various levels of competency. What was unexpected was the response I received from those who didn’t perform the tasks correctly.
Now I know you may find this hard to believe, but people actually got angry with me because they didn’t follow the instructions! Yes, that’s right! Many of the freelancers who did not follow the instructions contacted me with either anger or one excuse after another. Naturally, I was puzzled by their reactions.
I found my encounter with the freelancers to be frustrating yet fascinating at the same time. Finally, after doing a bit of research I found a forum on which these freelancers were able to detail their experiences in working with people who hired them, like me.
After reading several entries on the forum, my jaw dropped. At first, I couldn’t believe my eyes when I read some of the entries from the freelancers. On this particular forum the experiences the freelancers shared with one another regarding working with me, we’re basically all negative. I found this to not only be discouraging and disheartening, but rather curious as well.
There’s more to this story, of course, so let’s pick up where we left off in another session.
Well, that’s all for now!
Have an amazing day and know that you are in my thoughts and prayers!
Love,
Dad